Bicycle rack

Abstract

The present invention provides for a bicycle rack, which is capable of securely locking bicycles to the rack. The rack comprises a channel member for holding the wheels of the bicycle, the channel member being provided with holes in the region where the bicycle wheels are to be located. The bicycle rack further is provided with a slideable locking member, the slideable locking member having a generally extended U shape and having a central bar region joining two end bars which are insertable through the holes in the channel member. The slideable locking member is movable between a first unlocked position where the end bars are free of the interior of the channel member to allow the bicycle wheels to be located within the channel member and a second locked position where the end bars extend across the interior of the channel and hold the bicycle wheels within the channel member.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are as follows: 
     
       1. A bicycle rack capable of securely locking bicycles to the rack, the rack comprising a channel member for holding the wheels of the bicycle, the channel member being provided with holes in the region where the bicycle wheels are to be located and a slideable locking member, the slideable locking member being generally U shaped and having a central bar region joining two end bars which are insertable through the holes in the channel member, the slideable locking member being movable between a first unlocked position where the end bars are free of the interior of the channel member to allow the bicycle wheels to be located within the channel member and a second locked position where the end bars extend across the interior of the channel and hold the bicycle wheels within the channel member. 
     
     
       2. A bicycle rack according to claim 1 wherein the slideable locking member is provided with a first locking region extending vertically of the central bar region and a second locking region extending vertically to the channel member, the two locking regions being capable of accepting a lock to lock a bicycle to the bicycle rack. 
     
     
       3. A bicycle rack according to claim 2 wherein the slideable locking member is provided with a centrally located extending bar of a greater length than the end bars, the centrally located extending bar being slideable in holes provided in the channel member. 
     
     
       4. A bicycle rack according to claim 3 wherein the centrally located extending bar is provided with a stop cap on the end distal the slideable locking member, the stop cap resting against the side of the channel member when the slideable locking member is in the first unlocked position. 
     
     
       5. A bicycle rack according to claim 4 wherein the two locking regions extending vertically the central bar region and the channel member are provided with a closed loop for accepting a lock.